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Hannah Kibuuka
ID: UNCST-2020-R014355
VAC52150EBL4006 entitled: “Prospective, Multi-country, Non-interventional, Case-control Study with Test-negative Controls to Estimate the Effectiveness of the Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo Vaccine Regimen Against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Real-world Setting
REFNo: HS6053ES

The primary objective of this trial is to estimate the vaccine effectiveness of the Ad26.ZEBOV, MVA-BN-Filo vaccine regimen or a booster dose of Ad26.ZEBOV against polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed EVD in adults and children
Uganda 2025-06-20 19:06:06 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Justus Turamyomwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R019115
A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Runyankore-Rukiga Associative Nominals
REFNo: SS3955ES

1. To examine how associative nominals are marked in Runyankore-Rukiga
2. To Explicate how Runyankore-Rukiga nominals are derived.
3.To establish the specific functions of associative modifiers in Runyankore-Rukiga associative constructions.
Uganda 2025-06-20 19:00:22 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Winnie Nakatudde
ID: UNCST-2025-R018763
Understanding Refugee Voices: Refugee Girls Experiences with Uganda’s Education Policies.
REFNo: SS3950ES

• To understand the extent to which Uganda’s current education policies and initiatives effectively meet refugee girls’ heterogeneous aspirations and needs.
• To find out how refugee girls in Nakivale settlement navigate educational trajectories, considering their gender, ethnicity, and social backgrounds.
• To examine the extent to which refugee girls in Nakivale settlement draw on and pursue ecological support systems (family, community, NGOs) to aid their educational integration.
• To determine how the lived experiences of refugee girls in Nakivale settlement differ from those of refugees in an urban setting.
Uganda 2025-06-20 18:50:23 2028-06-20 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Kimbugwe
ID: UNCST-2025-R017664
Systemic inflammation in pregnant and postpartum mothers with HIV and their children: relationship with early child growth (SIPPH Study).
REFNo: HS6041ES

1. Evaluate the association of second trimester maternal inflammatory markers with CHEU growth patterns from birth through 2 years.
2. Evaluate the association of maternal inflammatory markers during first 2 months postpartum with CHEU growth patterns from birth through 2 years.
3. Evaluate the association of CHEU inflammatory markers at birth with growth patterns from birth through 2 years.
Uganda 2025-06-20 18:38:43 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Jonathan Kajjimu
ID: UNCST-2021-R013696
Emergency Care Research in Uganda: Priorities, Barriers, and Strategies
REFNo: HS5847ES

To identify research priorities, evaluate existing barriers, and propose interventional strategies for enhancing emergency care research in Uganda. ,
Uganda 2025-06-20 18:32:38 2028-06-20 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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